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Radio Festival 2008: Industry Heading For Tough Music Rights Collection Negotiation  
7/4/2008
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Google forced to reveal users' YouTube viewing habits  
7/4/2008
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Top musicians out of tune with EU royalties plan  
7/4/2008
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Inter-Regional Forum on Development and Service-Oriented IP Administration Concludes  
7/4/2008
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Mobile Music A $7.3 Billion Industry By 2011  
7/3/2008
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Shakira Leaves Epic, Signs Massive Live Nation Deal  
7/3/2008
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Warning letters to 800 Virgin 'file-sharers'  
7/3/2008
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We Need Specific, Tough Rules On Foreign Takeovers  
7/3/2008
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Ex-Canuck storms Bombay music scene   
7/2/2008
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Album Sales In The US Have Declined 11% during the First Half of '08  
7/2/2008
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Nokia signs Warner Music, now has three of the Big Four  
7/2/2008
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Labels benefit from non-music sales  
7/1/2008
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Promoter Harvey Goldsmith wonders if there are too many festivals  
6/30/2008
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MCPS And PPL Unite To Create Professional Dubbing Licence  
6/30/2008
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House Committee Endorses Radio Royalties for Record Labels  
6/29/2008
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Copyright Office To Debut Online Registration System  
6/27/2008
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Streaming Music Industry Will Generate $70B Over Six Years, says Insight Research  
6/26/2008
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Brands help bands reach musical highs  
6/25/2008
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Copyright Act Gets Overdue Update  
6/24/2008
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China: Baidu Enters New Partnership with 3 Record Companies  
6/24/2008
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An Unlikely Promoter Drives Nokia’s Push in Hollywood  
6/23/2008
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Michael Cohl Has Left The Building  
6/23/2008
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Chorus of Disapproval Over Pop Song Rights  
6/23/2008
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HMV Gets Closer To Digital Future   
6/23/2008
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Almost half of respondents support Copyright Act amendments: Angus Reid survey  
6/22/2008
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Recording Industry Welcomes Arrest Of British DJ On Suspicion Of Music Piracy  
6/22/2008
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Publishers, Labels and Digital Music Providers Hammer Out A Settlement  
6/19/2008
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New rules for iPod Nation  
6/13/2008
, Toronto Star

Sinatra Says Royalties Exemption 'Robs' Artists  
6/12/2008
, Radio Ink

Commerce Dept. Supports Radio Royalties  
6/12/2008
, Radio Ink

Canadian Creator and Music Industry Groups Applaud Introduction of Copyright Bill  
6/12/2008
, CRIA NEWS

Polaris Music Prize Hopefuls Reduced To 40 Canadian Albums   
6/12/2008
, Chartattack

Madison Square Garden Aligns With Azoff-led Front Line  
6/11/2008
, Billboard Biz

Cohl Out At Live Nation?  
6/11/2008
, Billboard Biz

Asian Internet Sites Offer Huge Opportunity  
6/10/2008
, FYI News

Switzer, Slaight among investors in GlassBOX Music Television  
6/9/2008
, Cartt.ca

In 6 Years, China's TV and Radio Stations Has Generated a Loss of $41 Million for Music Creators   
6/9/2008
, Record Of The Day

Musicians forced into Poverty, National Survey Finds  
6/7/2008
, FYI Music news

Chinese Music Industry Establishes Alliance Vowing to Escalate Fight Against Baidu Piracy  
6/3/2008
, Record Of The Day

Concerns As Album Canadian Sales Slump   
5/22/2008
, Billboard Biz

Music Industry Hopes Upgrades Boost Mobile Sector  
5/13/2008
, Billboard

If FCC Conditions Are Too Tough, Sirius Won't Merge  
5/13/2008
, Radio Ink

Last.fm Sees Sales Spike After Streaming Change   
4/11/2008
, Billboard

TV Shows Bring in the Money for the Music Industry  
4/10/2008
, The Hollywood Reporter

NZ Approves Long-Awaited Copyright Legislation  
4/10/2008
, Billboard

Report: 40% of Music Sales Will be Digital by 2012  
4/9/2008
, Digital Media Wire

Social Network Imeem Acquires Digital Music Firm Snocap  
4/7/2008
, Digital Media Wire

Tesco puts Squeeze on Music Industry  
4/1/2008
, This Is Money

Record labels Demand €1.62 Million in Damages from File-sharing site Pirate Bay  
4/1/2008
, Herald Tribune International

2008 Danish Telco Launches Free, Unlimited Music Downloads  
4/1/2008
, DMW (24-7 Entertainment)

Amazon takes on Apple with copy-protection-free music  
3/27/2008
, USA Today

Name That Tune-In: Who Will Emerge as The Future of Radio?  
3/27/2008
, Washington Post

Music Outlaws, There's a New Sheriff in Town  
3/27/2008
, WIRED

Attorneys General Weigh In On XM-Sirius Decision  
3/27/2008
, Radio Ink

Canadian labels: We get "absolutely zero credit" for not suing fans  
1/22/2008
, Ats Technica

The Concerns of Copyright Reform  
1/22/2008
, BBC News

Website Lets Music Fans Invest In Bands  
1/20/2008
, The Guardian

83 Percent Of Mobile Music Sideloaded  
1/16/2008
, m:metrics

CRTC Establishes Cross-Ownership Limit  
1/16/2008
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Bruised Music Majors Back an Effort to Loosen iTunes' Grip  
1/16/2008
, Financial Times

Off-the-record copying goes legit in UK  
1/7/2008
, The Times

Sony BMG Plans to Drop DRM  
1/5/2008
, Business Week

Weak Canadian Digital Sales Does Not Offset Ongoing Decline in CDs  
1/4/2008
, CRIA

Ad-Supported AIRTIST Site Goes Live  
12/28/2007
, Billboard

WMG Selling DRM-free Downloads For Amazon   
12/28/2007
, Radio & records

U.S. Concert Business Slumps Despite Reunion Tours  
12/23/2007
, Yahoo News

The Telecom Trotskyites  
12/20/2007
, National Post

Live Nation Launches Global Ticketing Business  
12/20/2007
, LIVE NATION

Beijing Court Confirms Yahoo China's Music Service Violates Copyright  
12/20/2007
, IFPI

AFM Hails Legislation To Bring Fairness To Radio  
12/19/2007
, Mi2N

Germany's Initiative Musik Export Office Appoints Manager  
12/19/2007
, Billboard

French Labels Gets Tough On Net Music Useage   
12/19/2007
, Billboard

Congress Enters Battle Over Music Royalties  
12/18/2007
, Forbes

Linus Entertainment Aquires True North Records  
12/18/2007
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US Performance Rights Act Introduced  
12/18/2007
, Billboard

PRS Foundation and Arts Council fund Brits Abroad  
12/18/2007
, Music Week

Sony BMG Oz Invests in Artist Management and Touring  
12/17/2007
, Billboard

Madonna, Mellencamp, Cohen Lead 2008 Hall Class  
12/13/2007
, Billboard

Apple calls the tune in mobile music  
12/10/2007
, The Times

Live Nation, Costco Team For Shed Ticket Sales  
12/10/2007
, Billboard

Hands tries a different tune with EMI  
12/9/2007
, Telegraph

Stars Are Aligning for Subscription Music  
12/6/2007
, Business Week

Warner sees profits fall as CD sales decline  
11/30/2007
, Guardian

French Pact Aims to Fight Unauthorized Downloading  
11/28/2007
, New York Times

3G Handsets Will Dominate Mobile Phone Market in Next 5 years  
11/28/2007
, In-Stat Forecast

Hands Demands Trade Body Change  
11/28/2007
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Universal charges into legal P2P  
11/27/2007
, The Register

Labels Must Disclose Music Download Costs  
11/27/2007
, PC PRO

Arbitron Delays PPM Rollout In Major Markets  
11/26/2007
, Radio Ink

EMI to Review Underperforming Singers  
11/26/2007
, The Times

Opera Singer Hendricks Takes Radiohead Route  
11/26/2007
, Billboard

Resolution Against Royalties Has More Than 100 Co-Sponsors  
11/21/2007
, Radio Ink

Myspace To Move Into Ad Supported Music  
11/21/2007
, Billboard

Sony BMG, Yahoo Video Expand Partnership  
11/21/2007
, CNet

CMW Helps Put Indie Music in The Spotlight  
11/20/2007
, Metro Canada

A Good Album is More than Just a Collection of Singles  
11/19/2007
, Jermaine Dupri

Copyright Act Key To Canada's Industrial Strategy  
11/16/2007
, Ottawa Citizen

Call Goes Out For Canadian Music Talent For Canada Day, London 2008  
11/14/2007
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Warner Urges Mobile Groups to Get Musical  
11/13/2007
, Financial Times

Music World Starts Bankruptcy Protection  
11/12/2007
, Billboard

Music Labels Bank On Mobile Downloads  
11/12/2007
, The Guardian

EMI Expands DRM-Free Plans With Hip Digital  
11/12/2007
, Radio Ink

360º - The New Deal: Band as Brand  
11/11/2007
, New York Times

FACTOR Launches New Emerging Artists Program!  
11/10/2007
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EMI labels sue online music executive Robertson  
11/10/2007
, CNET.com

DRM-free MP3 downloads are out-sell other digital formats by almost 4 to 1  
11/9/2007
, Record Of The day

'Sirius Will Sue' If Merger Denied  
11/9/2007
, Radio Ink

Nokia Launches Music Store Without Warner Music Group  
11/9/2007
, DRM Watch

MusicFIRST Proposes Flat Royalties For Some Broadcasters  
11/7/2007
, Radio Ink

File Sharing Expert Rebuts Canadian Government Study  
11/7/2007
, Billboard

Avril & Nelly Big Winners at MTV Europe Music Awards  
11/2/2007
, MTV

U.K. To Chart Subscription Services  
11/2/2007
, Billboard

Google Takes Aim At Social Networks  
11/1/2007
, Billboard

Nokia's Online Music Store To Rival iTunes  
11/1/2007
, Telegraph

Hundreds of jobs at risk amid review at EMI  
10/30/2007
, The Times

Brick-and-mortar Stores Eye New Music Formats  
10/29/2007
, Billboard

Silverchair and EMI dominate ARIA Awards  
10/29/2007
, Record Of The Day

Madonna Leaving Warner to Sign $120 Million Live Nation Deal  
10/11/2007
, Digital Media Wire

Microsoft Music Store Goes DRM-Free  
10/7/2007
, mi2m

Edge Group Targets U.S. Live Biz  
9/27/2007
, Billboard

Amazon Launches DRM-Free Digital Store with Variable Pricing  
9/26/2007
, Sound Salm

Rogue Amoeba Launches Radioshift, PVR for Radio   
9/26/2007
, APC

Sony BMG Reaches Deal With Imeem  
9/26/2007
, Forbes

Fair Use Economy Represents One-Sixth of U.S. GDP  
9/15/2007
, Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA)

Music Giants Change Their Tune  
9/14/2007
, BBC

Gracenote Enhances Mobile Offering, Acquires Musicphone  
9/13/2007
, Digital Music News

Prince Gets Tough on Web Pirates  
9/13/2007
, BBC

Majors Cheer MUSICSTATION'S UK Xmas Arrival  
9/12/2007
, Billboard

Microsoft Patents Watermark That May Protect DRM-free Music  
9/12/2007
, Washington Post

Conference Examines Opportunities And Challenges To Collective Management Of Copyright   
9/12/2007
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Activision Reports Strong Guitar Hero Song Downloads  
9/11/2007
, Activision

Vodafone sounds out unlimited music downloads  
9/11/2007
, vnunet

Australian H1 Biz Value Slumps Despite Digital Boost  
9/11/2007
, Billboard

Dear Rick Rubin (or Somebody): Why Not Surf the "Velocity of Music?"  
9/11/2007
, The Huffington Post

XM Canada Has Best Quarter Since Launch / Subscriber Base Doubles  
9/11/2007
, Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.

Updated IPods Confirm Apple's Monopoly, Lawyers Say  
9/7/2007
, WIRED

Klaxons sound siren for Nu-Rave with Mercury Win  
9/5/2007
, The Independent

BODOG Battle Of The Bands Crown Winner  
9/1/2007
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Canada brand boosts CD sales in Japan  
8/31/2007
, Globe and Mail

CD Baby, INgrooves Propel Pocket Group To Mobile Music Top Spot  
8/31/2007
, Record Of The Day

SONY To Shutter CONNECT download Music Store   
8/30/2007
, Billboard

HMV Canada Drops Prices  
8/28/2007
, Billboard

Orange Threatens to Spoil Nokia's online Music Entertainment Party  
8/28/2007
, The Independent

MERLIN Appoints Inaugural Board and Formally Incorporates  
8/27/2007
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RIAA Sends Seventh Wave of Pre-Litigation Letters  
8/17/2007
, Billboard

Nokia’s mobile social-networking Mosh Allowing Copyright-Infringing Sharing? Nokia Responds  
8/17/2007
, MOCO

The Record Industry Goes out of its Way to be Unloved  
8/17/2007
, The Times

AllofMP3 Founder cleared of Copyright Violation  
8/17/2007
, The Independent

Internet and middle-aged fans fuel live music boom  
8/15/2007
, Evening Standard

UK Share of French and German Markets Soars  
8/14/2007
, Music Week

Music Mogul Tony Wilson Dies at 57  
8/11/2007
, The Guardian

Pop Economics—the rise and fall of the recording industry  
8/10/2007
, Robert Sandall

Universal To Set Its Music Free  
8/10/2007
, Forbes

Live Nation Back On Track In Q2   
8/9/2007
, Billboard

Warner Music Stock Upgraded  
8/8/2007
, Celebrity Access

RIAA Spent $658K Lobbying Government In First Half 07  
8/7/2007
, Celebrity Access

NMPA, Journalist Join YouTube Suit   
8/7/2007
, Billboard

Online Music Piracy Hits Record Levels  
8/4/2007
, The Times

EMI Catalogue available DRM-free on Puretracks  
8/3/2007
, Slyck

Television is a turnoff for mobile users  
8/2/2007
, The Guardian

Terra Firma seals takeover of EMI  
8/2/2007
, The Independent

Apple Sued Over Eminem Downloads  
8/1/2007
, Billboard

House Subcommittee Considers Performers' Right  
8/1/2007
, Billboard

Madonna Ponders New Music Deal  
8/1/2007
, Freep

Larry Leblanc Steps Down From Billboard  
8/1/2007
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AC/DC Full-Album Digital Downloads Available for First Time  
8/1/2007
, PRNewswire

H1 Touring Numbers Strong  
7/19/2007
, Billboard

Warner Pulls Out Of The Race To Aquire EMI  
7/19/2007
, Telegraph

Studionow Services Target Music Clients  
7/19/2007
, Billboard

Mercury Prize Albums of the Year revealed   
7/18/2007
, Record Of The Day

Why Prince's Free CD Ploy Worked  
7/18/2007
, Time

Popkomm Conference 2007: Politics And Business Put Pop Culture On The Agenda  
7/17/2007
, Popkomm

On the Web, EMI to Offer More Choices  
7/10/2007
, New York Times

Tory Party Backs Copyright Extention On Sound Recordings  
7/5/2007
, BBC

Belgian court rules ISP responsible for stopping file-sharing.  
7/4/2007
, IFPI

Britain's Largest Independent Music Retailer Closes  
7/4/2007
, The Guardian

Industry Committee Report Calling For Federal Government Action On Piracy  
7/1/2007
, Music Industry News Network

BURNLOUNGE Alters Business Model  
6/26/2007
, Billboard

FMC: Clear Channel Asking Artists To Sign Away Digital Royalties  
6/23/2007
, Billboard

Report: Music Biz To Slip Next Five Years  
6/22/2007
, Billboard

IMEEM/SNOCAP Launch Ad Supported Music Service  
6/21/2007
, BillBoard

V2 First To Sign With Peter Gabriel's New Download Service  
6/21/2007
, Record Of The Day

US Appeals Court Upholds Antibootlegging Law  
6/15/2007
, Billboard

iTunes Presses Button On London  
6/13/2007
, Billboard

Digital Music: In Search of Biz Model  
6/11/2007
, Business Week

EMI - The Day The Music Died  
5/26/2007
, Fool.co.uk (Seriously Good With Money)

No Such Thing as a Free Download  
5/24/2007
, The Guardian

Canada's Music Sales Fall 35% in First Quarter  
4/27/2007
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US Bill Would Throw Out New Webcaster Rates  
4/26/2007
, Billboard magazine

Private Copying Debate Heats Up in UK  
4/25/2007
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'Golden age' for Live Music Scene  
4/19/2007
, BBC News

The economics of ticket touting  
4/19/2007
, BBC News

Pandora And Others Launch Save Internet Radio Campaign  
4/18/2007
, Wired Blog Network

Labels Taps eListeningPost  
4/5/2007
, Billboard

A Happier Tune for Napster  
4/4/2007
, Business Week

VID GAME MAKERS TAKE AIM AT MUSIC BIZ  
4/1/2007
, New York Post

Australian Number One Album Dips Below 5000 Units  
4/1/2007
, Undercover

MOG 2.0's YouTube Mash-up: "What MTV Should Have Become"  
3/30/2007
, Wired Blog Network

The Future of the Mobile Music Industry is Subscriptions  
3/27/2007
, Cellular News

Music Publishers Sue XM  
3/26/2007
, Radio Ink

COPYRIGHT LAW AND THE CRB: WHAT WENT WRONG?  
3/25/2007
, Kurt Hanson – RAIN

NAB, SATCASTERS RATCHET UP MERGER WAR  
3/22/2007
, Jeffrey Yorke – Radio and Records

US Copyright board to reconsider higher royalties for Net music  
3/22/2007
, The Boston Globe

Can Filesharers Be Made to Pay?  
3/22/2007
, The Guardian

McCartney Signs With Starbucks for His Next Album  
3/22/2007
, New York Times

Balance sheet fears send HMV shares plunging  
3/20/2007
, The Financial Times

Copyright Royalty Board Sets Webcast Royalty Rates for 2006-2010  
3/6/2007
, Digital Media Wire

Euro Societies Pressure YouTube, MySpace Over Royalties  
3/5/2007
, Billboard

Video Killed the Distributor  
2/28/2007
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Record Labels Lose Out   
2/26/2007
, The Guardian

Internet Radio Listening Jumps 26%  
2/22/2007
, Radio Ink

The Recording Industry's Off-key Strategy  
2/19/2007
, Michael Geist _ Toronto Star

COPYRIGHT GROUP SEEKS DIGITAL MUSIC LEVY  
2/18/2007
, Christopher Maughan – Canadian Press

PIRACY COSTING L.A. BILLIONS  
2/16/2007
, Billboard

Warner Music Profit Falls 74% as Fewer Albums Are Released  
2/9/2007
, New York Times

Digital Music Rights Furore Deepens  
2/8/2007
, Financial Times

Apple Sparks Battle Over Copyright  
2/7/2007
, Financial Times

Thoughts On Music  
2/6/2007
, Steve Jobs

US Teen in Music Piracy Lawsuit Accuses Record Companies of Collusion  
1/31/2007
, International Herald Tribune

Labels Hope To Avoid The Cliff  
1/31/2007
, mp3.com

Dutch Agency Joins Rebellion vs. iTunes  
1/26/2007
, Business Week

Mobile Phone Firms Send Shock Waves Through Music Giants  
1/24/2007
, The Times

Indie Labels Pool Music Catalog In Digital Challenge To Majors  
1/22/2007
, Celebrity Access

Independents' day  
1/9/2007
, Guardian

Digital Music Sales Soar In ‘06  
1/5/2007
, Billboard Magazine

DVD Market Faces Decline As Downloading Takes Hold  
1/5/2007
, The Times

Rock Stars Send Profits Soaring  
1/4/2007
, The Times

UK's Third Largest CD Chain Go Under  
1/4/2007
, BBC

DIMA Survey: Internet Expanding Musical Tastes, Boosting Industry  
1/4/2007
, The Digital Media Assn.

Digital Sales Hit New All-Time Highs  
1/4/2007
, Billboard

TRADE GROUPS APPLAUD BRUSSELS' COPYRIGHT LEVY DECISION   
12/20/2006
, Billboard Magazine

EU RATIFIES UNESCO CULTURAL TREATY  
12/19/2006
, Billboard Magazine

Warner buys Roadrunner for $73m  
12/19/2006
, The Independent

Spiralfrog, CSI Strike Licensing Pact  
12/18/2006
, Larry LeBlanc, Billboard

North American Touring Business On A Roll In 2006  
12/14/2006
, Celebrity Access

EMusic Sells 100 Million MP3 Downloads  
12/14/2006
, eMusic

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